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TO Michael C Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM Bob Green, Water Department Manager
DATE February 1, 2012
SUBJECT Rate Revision to City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section Title 13 Public
Utilities Chapter 1 Article C- Rates, Section 13- 1C-1(a) Residential, Commercial,
Industrial and all other uses and Section 13 -1C -2 Fire Sprinkler Service
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to submit to you a copy of two proposed ordinance changes for your review and
approval These ordinance changes would revise City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 13 Public Utilities Chapter 1
Article C, Section 13-1C-1(a) Fixing Water Rates for Residential and Industrial Use and all other uses, and Section 13-1C-2
Fixing Water Rates for Fire Sprinkler Service
DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
It is being recommended in our budget request for FY13 that a 15% rate increase be implemented and the city disconnection
fee be increased from $30 00 to $5000 The old and new rates are shown on the following pages
RECOMMENDATION
Staff and I are recommending that the attached proposed ordinances be submitted to the City Council for adoption during the
FY13 Budget Hearings with an effective date of July 1, 2012
Prepared by
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Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk
File
ORDINANCE NO, 24 -12
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13 PUBLIC
UTILITIES, CHAPTER 1 WATER USE AND SERVICE, ARTICLE C RATES, SECTION
13- 1C -1(A) ESTABLISHING WATER RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,
INDUSTRIAL, AND ALL OTHER USES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-1C-1(A) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 13- 1C -1A: Residential, Commercial, Industrial and All Other Uses.
A. Rates Established: The rates to be charged for water for residential,
commercial, industrial and all other uses and purposes by any person, firm or
corporation within the city shall be based on units of one hundred cubic feet (748
gallons) or per gallon as follows:
Monthly Consumption
(in Hundreds of Cubic Feet)
First 30
Next 120
Next 350
Next 500
Next 1,000
Monthly Consumption
(in Gallons)
First 22,440
Next 89,760
Next 261,800
Next 374,000
Next 748,000
Charge per
Hundred Cubic Feet
$2.66
$2.17
$2.01
$1.78
$1.58
Charge per
Gallon
$0.00355
$0.00290
$0.00270
$0.00239
$0.00210
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charge according to the
size of the meter:
Meter Size
Inches
5/8
3/4
1
1 1/2
2
3
4
6
8
Monthly Consumption
(In Hundreds of Cubic Feet)
2
5
8
26
46
106
168
368
625
Monthly Consumption
(In Gallons)
1,496
3,740
5,984
19,448
34,408
79,288
125,664
275,264
467,500
Minimum Charge
$ 5.31
$ 13.28
$ 21.24
$ 69.04
$ 114.37
$ 244.52
$ 376.31
$ 780.23
$1,270.29
A property owner shall pay a $50.00 disconnect fee for water service that is
disconnected by the city for a meter not in service. When a tenant account is
subject to disconnection due to delinquency, the tenant shall pay the $50.00
disconnect fee.
A $50.00 service call fee shall be changed to property owners or tenant account
for those service calls that are determined to be related to customer negligence.
A $5.00 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2012.
Passed, approved and adopted this 7th day of March
Attest:
Kev irnstahl, CI
y
2012.
Roy I/ Buol, Mayor
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 24-12
AMENDING CITY OF
DUBUQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES TITLE
13 PUBLIC UTILITIES,
CHAPTER 1 WATER i
USE AND SERVICE,
ARTICLE C RATES,
SECTION 13- 1C -1(A)
ESTABLISHING WA-
TER RATES FOR ,
RESIDENTIAL, COM-
MERCIAL, INDUS-
TRIAL, AND ALL
OTHER USES
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-
•1C -1(A) of the City of
Dubuque Code of
Ordinances is hereby
amended to read as
follows:
Section 13- 1C -1A:
Residential, Commer-
cial, Industrial and All
Other Uses.
A. Rates Established:
The rates to be-
charged for water for
residential, commer-
cial, industrial and all
other uses and pur -I
poses by any person,
firm or corporation
within the city shall be
based on units of one
hundred cubic feet
(748 gallons) or per
gallon as follows:
Monthly Consumption
(in Hundred§ of Cubic
Feet), Charge per
Hundred Cubic Feet
First 30, $2.66
Next 120, $2.17
Next 350,.$2.01
Next 500, $1.78
Next 1,000, $1.58
Monthly Consumption
(in Gallons), Charge
per Gallon
First 22,440, $0.00355,
Next 89,760, $0.00290
Next 261,800, $0.00270
Next 374,000, $0.00239
Next 748,000, $0.00210
Rates shall be subject
to the following
minimum monthly
charge according to
the size of the meter:.
Meter. Size Inches,
Monthly Consumption
(In Hundreds of Cubic
Feet), Monthly Con-
sumption On Gallons),
Minimum Charge
5/8, 2,1,496, $531
3/4, 5, 3,740, $13.28
1, 8, 5,984;$21.24
1 1/2, 26, 19,448,
$69.04
2, 46, 34,408, $114.37
3,106, 79,288, $244.52
4, 168, 125,664,
$376.31 .
6, 368, 275,264,
$780.23
8, 625, 467,500,
$1,270.29
A property owner
shall ' pay a 550.00
disconnect fee for
water service that is
disconnected by the
city for a meter not in
service. When a tenant
account is subject to.
disconnection due to
delinquency, the
tenant shall pay the
$50.00 'disconnect fee.
A $50.00 service call
fee shall be changed to
property, owners or
tenant _account for
those service calls that
are determined to be
related to customer
negligence.
A. $5.00 minimum
monthly charge shall
be assessed for meters
not in service.
Section 2. This
Ordinance shall take
effect July 1, 2012.
Passed, approved and
adopted this 5th day of
March, 2012.
/s /Roy•D. Buol, Mayor
Attest Is/Kevin S.
Firnstahl, City Clerk
Published officially in
the Telegraph Herald
newspaper on the 14th
I day of March 2012.
/s /Kevin S. Firnstahl,
City Clerk
1t3/14 -
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
dates: March 14, 2012, and for which the charge is $26.50.
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this /1 day of , .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commiselon Number 154885
ORDINANCE NO. 25 -12
AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 13 PUBLIC
UTILITIES CHAPTER 1 WATER USE AND SERVICE, ARTICLE C RATES SECTION
13 -1C -2 FIXING WATER RATES FOR FIRE SPRINKLER SERVICE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-1C-2 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 13-1C-2: Fire Sprinkler Service.
Customers who have fire sprinkler service shall be billed for this service on a monthly
basis. The monthly charge shall be as follows:
NUMBER OF MONTHLY
HEADS CURRENT CHARGES
Up to 200 (minimum monthly charge) $ 16.25
200 - 300 $ 19.50
30.0 - 400 $ 22.72
400 - 600 $ 25.99
600 - 800 $ 29.22
800 -1,000 $ 32.49
1,000 - 1,200 $ 35.74
1,200 - 1,400 $ 38.95
1,400 - 1,600 $ 42.22
1,600 - 1,800 $ 45.47
1,800 - 2,000 $ 48.70
2,000 - 2,200 $ 51.95
2,200 - 2,400 $ 55.19
2,400 - 2,600 $ 58.45
2,600 - 2,800 $ 61.71
2,800 - 3,000 $ 65.02
3,000 - 3,500 $ 68.18
Over 3,500 (for each additional 500
heads or fraction thereof $ 3.24
Attest:
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2012.
7th March
Passed, approved and adopted this day of , 2012
1-var77/..re
Kevin 'r stahl, City CI
Roy D, c uol, Mayor
CITY OF DUBUQUE
UTILITY RATE COMPARISON
FY'12 to FY'13
PROJECTED WATER RATES
Rates based on units of one - hundred cubic feet (748 gallons)
Monthly FY'12 FY'13
Consumption Rate 15 0%
First 30 $ 2 31 $ 2 66
Next 120 $ 189 $ 217
Next 350 $ 1 75 $ 2 01
Next 500 $ 155 $ 178
Next 1,000 $ 137 $ 158
Monthly FY'12 FY'13
Consumption Rate 15 0%
First 22,440 $ 0 00309 $ 0 00355
Next 89,760 $ 0 00252 $ 0 00290
Next 261,800 $ 0 00235 $ 0 00270
Next 374,000 $ 0 00208 $ 0 00239
Next 748,000 $ 0 00183 $ 0 00210
Rates shall be subject to the following minimum monthly charge according to the size of the meter
Minimum Charge
Meter Cubic FY'12 FY'13
Size Feet Gallons Rate 15 0%
5/8 2 1,496 $ 4 62 $ 5 31
3/4 5 3,740 $ 11 56 $ 13 28
1 8 5,984 $ 18 49 $ 21 24
1 1/2 26 19,448 $ 60 09 $ 69 04
2 46 34,408 $ 99 50 $ 114 37
3 106 79,288 $ 212 60 $ 244 52
4 168 125,664 $ 327 18 $ 376 31
6 368 275,264 $ 678 74 $ 780 23
8 625 467,500 $ 1,105 25 $ 1,270 29
For users outside the city limits, an additional charge equal to 50% of the above rates will be made
PROJECTED FIRE SPRINKLER RATES
FY'12 FY'13
Rate 15 0%
Up to 200 (minimum) $ 14 13 $ 16 25
200 -300 $ 16 96 $ 19 50
300 -400 $ 19 76 $ 22 72
400 -600 $ 22 60 $ 25 99
600 -800 $ 25 41 $ 29 22
800 -1,000 $ 28 25 $ 32 49
1,000 - 1,200 $ 31 08 $ 35 74
1,200 - 1,400 $ 33 87 $ 38 95
1,400 - 1,600 $ 36 71 $ 42 22
1,600 - 1,800 $ 39 54 $ 45 47
1,800 - 2,000 $ 42 35 $ 48 70
2,000 - 2,200 $ 45 17 $ 51 95
2,200 - 2,400 $ 47 99 $ 55 19
2,400 - 2,600 $ 50 83 $ 58 45
2,600 - 2,800 $ 53 66 $ 61 71
2,800 - 3,000 $ 56 54 $ 65 02
3,000 - 3,500 $ 59 29 $ 68 18
Over 3,500 (for each additional $ 2 82 $ 3 24
500 heads or fraction thereof
3/1/2012
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 25-12
AMENDING THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE
CODE OF ORDI-
NANCES TITLE 13
PUBLIC UTILITIES
CHAPTER 1 WATER
USE AND SERVICE,
ARTICLE C RATES
SECTION 13 -1C-2
FIXING WATER RATES
FOR FIRE SPRINKLER
SERVICE
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE CITY "COUNCIL
OF TUE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 13-
1C-2 of the City of
Dubuque Code of
Ordinances is hereby
amended to read . as
follows:
Section 13 -1C -2: Fire
Sprinkler Service.
Customers who have
fire sprinkler service,
shall be billed for this
service on a monthly
basis. The monthly
charge shall be as
follows:
NUMBER OF HEADS
CURRENT,;' MONTHLY
CHARGES
Up to 200 (minimum
monthly charge),
$16.25 •
200 - 300, $19.50
300 - 400, $22.72
400 ;600, $25.99
600 :800, $29.22
800 - 1,000, $32.49
1,000 - 1,200, $35.74
1,200 - 1,400, $38.95
1,400 - 1,600, $42.22
•1,600 - 1,800, $45.47
1,800 - 2,000, $48.70
I 2,000 - 2,200; $51.95
2,200 - 2,400, $55.19
2,400 - 2,600, $58.45
2,600 - 2,800, $61.71
2,800 - 3,000, $65.02
3,000 - 3,500, $68.18
Over 3,500 (for each
additional 500 heads or
fraction thereof, $3.24
Section 2. This Ord-
inance shall take effect
July 1, 2012.
Passed, approved and
adopted this 5th day of
March, 2012.
/s /Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s /Kevin S.
Firnstahl, City Cl'rk
Published officially in
the Telegraph 'Herald
newspaper on the 14th
day of March 2012. 1,
/s /Kevin S. Firnstahl,
- City Clerk
it 3/14
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
dates: March 14, 2012, and for which the charge is $15.73.
St/A44/tc-iek
Subscribed to before a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this /qa day of/ 74 , 20 /02 .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commisslan Number 154885 G
IA ;i
A property owner shall pay a $30 -00- $50.00 disconnect fee for water service that
is disconnected by the city for a meter not in service. When a tenant account is
subject to disconnection due to delinquency, the tenant shall pay the $39-09
$50.00 disconnect fee.
A $50.00 service call fee shall be changed to property owners or tenant account
for those service calls that are deemed to be related to customer negligence.
A $5.00 minimum monthly charge shall be assessed for meters not in service.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2012.
Passed, approved and adopted this day of , 2012.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk